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Latin Variation of the Pentagram Ritual

Since the Qabalistic Cross is actually the last part of the Lord's Prayer, and was commonly recited in Latin in Medieval Europe, I decided to include it here for the sake of giving the reader a variation of the ritual which is not commonly put into practice. The practitioner will notice that in Latin the whole rite feels like a completely different action, with a different purpose than that of its Hebrew counterpart. Try them both (on separate occasions) and record your findings, feelings, projections, thoughts, weather, etc., in your diary.

Part One: The Qabalistic Cross

Face East and with the Sign of Benediction touch your forehead and say

QUIA TUMM.

Touch your genital area and say

EST REGNUM.

Touch your right shoulder and say

ET POTESTA.

Touch your left shoulder and say

ET GLORIA.

Cross your arms over the breast, left over right, composing the sign of the Blazing Star and say
IN SECULA AMEN.

Part Two: The Pentagrams

Advance to the East, placing your right heel in the hollow of your left foot, and construct the Pentagram of Earth with the proper weapon. (While constructing the Pentagram, inhale deeply through your nose for the upward strokes and exhale slowly through your nose for the downward strokes. Retain the breath for the cross stroke). Visualize the Pentagram as if it were blazing with radiant flames of Fire.

Advance your left foot 12 inches and throw your body forward. Let your hands (drawn back to the sides of the head) shoot out, so that you are standing in the Sign of the Enterer. At the same time, stab the center of the Pentagram with the Dagger and vibrate DEO with forcible exhalation. Come back to an upright position in the Sign of Silence.

With Dagger still uplifted, turn to the South and proceed as before, but vibrate DOMINUS.

With the Dagger still uplifted, turn to the West and proceed as before, but vibrate SUM.